The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-08-31
DOMESTIC ART DESIGNS.
Beautiful Vases, Miniatures and Carvings
for the Coming Season.

fOr tho coming SedSOus
A very remarkable piece is Persian
vase of the year 1907. 1t stands nearly
twenty-one inches high, the body round
at the bottom, tapering toward the top
In egg-shape. the center and neck IN
perforated relief, with the cover to
match. The handles. one on each side,
are in old design, made in low relief,
set into the piece. There are four
panels on the body and two on the
neck, held in green and gold, repre-
scnting Persian tapestry and embrold-
cry, these reliefs being set off in the
same co!ors of gold, with the back
ground of deep bronze. The body is
cream color, relieved by clouds OF
gold.
The Persian urn is another beauti.
full design, modelled from one done IN
the year 14OO the original now being
in the collection of c. Davllier, OF
Paris. This is made in three sizes.
twelve, eighteen and twenty-four
inches high. The largest has a
diameter of eleven inches and the
smallest of five inches. The smallest
sizes are to be used more particularly
as cent jars. They have different
decorations, the leading idea, how
ever, beng that of cashmere shawl
pattern in subdued colors. The deco
ration of the body of the urn is divided
into two parts At the bottom of the
front is large lotus leaf in gold, at
the top border decoration in gold and
bronze. On the reverse the lotus leaf
| extends into thistle. The cover is OF
large open work in colors and gold to
match. Instead of handles there are
two large gold rings at the junction OF
the cover and the top, appearing as II
fastened to wide gold band.
A Roman vase shaped something ike
bottle is new design. 1t is about
thirty inches high, and has double
handles, the top OF one
handle is one-third the dis
lance from the top. and the lower
handle the same distance from the
bottom of the vase. The handles on
the neck and cover are bisque work
Bronze decorations are at the base,
lighting into gold border. Roses
and leaves are the decoration for the
body of the urn, the entire coloring be-
ing yellow, green, old gold and gold.
Upon the neck is wide diamond
shape gold band, which connects the
two handles. From these extending
up is solid bronze brown, set off in
flowers and colored gold. All the per.
forated work on the handles, neck and
cover is gilded to harmonic with the
coIors of gold on the body of the urn.
The price is one hundred dollars.
Many of the pieces in the new faience
ware are made to initiate solid bronze.
They are very antique in shape and
are in rich brown color.
There is quite a craze for miniatures
painted on ivory, among the rich and
fashionable. The transparency and
beauty of these miniatures are appre-
ciated by those of fine taste, but it re-
quires pretty good bank account to
have pictures of the family. A minia'
ture three or four inches square costs
$500 to $500. A most excellent like
ness and exquisite picture has just
been made of Mrs. George Gould.
Artistic carving for household deco
ration are found in ivory. The cary.
ings not only produce the classical de-
signs of the ancients. but represent
every phase of the present life. There
are toilet articles, showing most beau
tiful carvings of flowers and arabesque,
magnificent little jewel Baskets, statues
of genre designs, birds and grey.
hounds, and very handsome groups
and scenes from life are carved out Of
the white substance and inlaid with
different colored ivory.
Delicate indeed are many of the
carvings, and much of this fine work
is done by women, and since the de-
mand for ornamental pieces for the
house, much of the fine polishing and
designing is also done by women, who
are generally very we'll paid for theil
labors. The elephant tusk is said tc
represent the finest specimens of ivory.
When the tusks are brought into the
workshop they are cut in shapes nee
essary for carving by machinery, the
objects designed beforehand, and &
suitable piece is cut out from the sheet
at one turn of the wheel These pieces
are then taken by the artists who de.
sign and polish them until fashioned
ready for the store. The carvers sit al
long desks facing windows of light,
and they use salt and water beneath
the touch of their fine tools. The pol
ishing is done upon wheels or bluffs
covered with Canton flannel. and there
are watts of colored liquid for staining
tints. When the carving is finished
the work is exquisite in the extreme. =
Brooklyn Eagle.
Suffering to Be Beautiful.